PROCEEDINGS 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OP BENGAL, 



For May, 1868. 



In pursuance of Notice issued by the Council, a Special General 

 Meeting of the Society assembled on May 6th, 1868, at 9 p. m. 



It was proposed by the Hon'ble J. P. Norman, and seconded by 

 Dr. Colles, " That the President do take the chair." 



After some pause, Mr. Oldham said, that if he were intended by 

 the words of this proposition, he would be very happy to take the 

 chair, as Mr. Oldham, if the meeting so wished, but that the question 

 really to be decided was, whether he were President or not. 



Dr. Colles then proposed as an amendment, ' That Mr. Oldham 

 do take the chair.' This was put to the vote and lost. It was 

 then proposed by Mr. H. F. Blanford and seconded by Mr. Mac- 

 kenzie, and carried, ' That the Hon'ble J. B. Phear do take the 

 chair.' 



The Chairman then called on the General Secretary to read the 

 minutes of the last ordinary meeting which he proceeded to do, when 

 it was proposed by Mr. Oldham and seconded by Mr. Scott, that 

 the business of the special meeting summoned for 9 o'clock p. m., be 

 proceeded with before that of the ordinary meeting — Carried. 



The Meeting was accordingly made special. 



The Chairman said that it was his duty, as representative of the 

 Council, to propose to the Meeting the resolution which the Council 

 recommended for adoption. But he thought that, as he occupied 

 the Chair that evening, it would be unbecoming in him to offer any 

 remarks either in favour of, or against, the resolution. He would 



